Prices & public finance · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income
Algeria: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.4% (2025), 136th of 180 in the world and 13th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 0.8% (2025), 179th of 209 in the world and 14th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 8.0% (2025), 80th of 136 in the world and 8th of 14 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Inflation
AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Prices & public finance: Algeria in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.4%2025 | 136/180 | 13/21 | 0.3% | 3.9% | 2.4% | −3.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 0.8%2025 | 179/209 | 14/22 | 22.7% | 15.6% | -4.7% | +5.8 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.0%2025 | 80/136 | 8/14 | 10.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 7.2%2025 | 42/136 | 6/14 | -10.3% | -6.5% | 13.3% | −6.5 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 131.612025 | 57/210 | 8/22 | 75.26 | 74.39 | 126.78 | +31%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 2.7%2024 | 118/119 | 11/12 | 48.9% | 4.1% | 3.2% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 19.6%2025 | 132/169 | 12/17 | 6.0% | 13.8% | 26.1% | +0.4 ppsince 2015 | 52.4% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 75.1%2025 | 47/146 | 10/15 | 37.8% | 62.6% | 84.9% | +2.6 ppsince 2015 | 78.7% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 11.62025 | 14/165 | 6/20 | · | 36.8 | 15.4 | −55%since 2015 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 8.83%2025 | 2/156 | 1/18 | 3.43% | 3.19% | 5.89% | +3.3 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−3.4 pp1.4% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- External debt+0.3 pp2.7% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−55%11.6 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Algeria and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Algeria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Algeria | Italy | Spain | Morocco | Niger | Mali |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.4%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 2.7%2025 | 0.7%2025 | -4.5%2025 | 3.3%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 0.8%2025 | 2.0%2025 | 2.9%2025 | 2.1%2025 | -1.6%2025 | 2.1%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.0%2025 | 4.9%2023 | — | — | 5.3%2016 | 5.3%2016 |
| Real interest rate | 7.2%2025 | -1.3%2023 | — | — | 2.6%2016 | 3.6%2016 |
| Exchange rate | 131.612025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 9.352025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 |
| External debt | 2.7%2024 | — | — | 44.7%2024 | 27.5%2024 | 24.9%2024 |
| Private credit | 19.6%2025 | 60.3%2024 | 74.2%2024 | 79.2%2025 | 9.6%2025 | 20.4%2025 |
| Broad money | 75.1%2025 | — | — | 121.3%2025 | 17.3%2025 | 30.8%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 11.62025 | 5.72025 | 2.02025 | 5.92025 | — | — |